Author: Beth Thompson
Der Winter ist vergangen
Lyrics – German (German folk song) Der Winter ist vergangen,ich seh des Maien Schein,ich seh die Blümlein prangen,des ist mein Herz erfreut.So fern in jenem Tale,da ist gar lustig sein,da singt die Nachtigaleund manch Waldvögelein. English Translation – The Winter ...
Barges
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Out of my window, looking in the night,I can see the barges’ flickering light.Silently flows the river to the sea,And the barges, too, go silently. RefrainBarges, I would like to go with you,I would like to ...
El farolero
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Spain) Soy el farolero de la Puerta el SolSubo la escalera y enciendo el farol. A la media noche me puse a contarY todas las cuentas me salieron mal Dos y dos son cuatro, ...
Thelonious Monk
Quick Facts American composer and jazz (bebop) pianist Started playing piano at the age of 6 His first job was playing church organ for a traveling evangelist. Monk’s piano playing was unique: forceful with lots of dissonance and unusual rhythms ...
Banaha
Info This song (the title sometimes includes the words “Soldiers’ Song”) is about the joy of living. It is unknown exactly what the lyrics refer to. (source) Lyrics – Kiluba (Katanga Province in southern Congo) (Congolese folk song) Sisi, sisi, ...
Cliffs Of Dooneen
Lyrics (Irish folk song) You may travel far far from your own native homeFaraway o’er the mountain, faraway o’er the foamBut of all the fine places that I’ve ever seenSure there’s none can compareWith the cliffs of DooneenTake a view ...
Joy Bells
Lyrics (Serbian folk tune, Lyrics by Stuart Paul, publ. 1924) Hear the merry May bells ring,Ding ding dong!Happy is the hour they bring,Ding ding dong!Music sounds sweetly,The moments go fleetly,So dance your dance lightlyAnd sing your song brightly! Hear the ...
Sōran Bushi
Info A popular folk song in Japan, this song was sung by migrant fishermen in the northern island of Hokkaido to help them stay awake as they worked days and nights without sleep. (source) Lyrics – Romaji (Sea shanty from Japan) ...
Bo’u ananim
Lyrics – Transliteration (Folk song from Israel) Bo’u ananimHavu geshem la-ganimTif, tif, tipotaiGeshem, geshem lisdotaiLa-shibolet, la-ilanve-la-perach ha-katanshe-ba-gan English Translation – Come Clouds Come, cloudsBring rain to the gardensDrip, drip, my little drops,Rain, rain for my fieldsFor the grain and for ...
Music Quotes Posters 4
Music begins where words are powerless to express – Claude Debussy Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. – Berthed Auerbach Without music, life is a journey through a desert. – Pat Conroy Music is alive ...